Best cities for finding (heterosexual) love

February 13, 2014 8:59 PM

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All the single ladies in Seattle, lucky you. Seattle is one of the best cities in America for single (straight) women wanting to date, says financial consumer site NerdWallet. The site looked at the ratio of singe women to guys, unemployment, walkability, number of bars and restaurants, and cost of a cheap date (movie, pizza, wine).

Where did Seattle rank? Here's NerdWallet's top 15 cities for single women, starting with New York City at No. 15.

All the single ladies in Seattle, lucky you. Seattle is one of the best cities in America for single (straight) women wanting to date, says financial consumer site NerdWallet. The site looked at the ratio of

10. Dallas: This city has 104 single women for every 100 single guys, a pretty favorable ratio for ladies. But the price of a cheap date in Dallas - $37.37 - is relatively high, NerdWallet found.

What kind of date? The site calculated the average cost of two movie tickets, one 12-inch Pizza Hut pizza, and one 1.5-liter bottle of wine (Chenin blanc, Gallo Chablis, or something similar from Livingston Cellars). Of course, that kind of meal would also be nice company for a night of Hulu.

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3. Minneapolis.

Top cities for single women

3. Minneapolis.

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2. Miami.

Top cities for single women

2. Miami.

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1. San Francisco: What makes San Francisco the No. 1 city for single women? Ladies have a statistical advantage, with 100 unmarried men for every 97 women. The city has a high walking score, low unemployment and a lot of bars and restaurants (five per 1,000 residents).

But one downside: SF is expensive, with NerdWallet's cheap date costing $40.87.

1. San Francisco: What makes San Francisco the No. 1 city for single women? Ladies have a statistical advantage, with 100 unmarried men for every 97 women. The city has a high ... more

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Now it's time to consider the guys. NerdWallet's ranking of 48 cities for single men put Seattle right in the middle, at No. 22. It was better than Miami, Portland and Memphis, but not as good as San Antonio, Sacramento and Nashville.

And thankfully not as bad as San Jose and San Francisco, which ranked among the worst cities for single guys.

Now it's time to consider the guys. NerdWallet's ranking of 48 cities for single men put Seattle right in the middle, at No. 22. It was better than Miami, Portland and Memphis, but not as good as San Antonio,

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5. Chicago: This city has 116 single women for every 100 guys. It also has a lot of bars and restaurants: Around 9 for every 1,000 residents. Plus it has the country's four major, pro-sports leagues. less

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5. Chicago: This city has 116 single women for every 100 guys. It also has a lot of bars and restaurants: Around 9 for every 1,000 residents. Plus it has the country's four major, ... more

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4. Washington, D.C.: Lots more women here then men. And one of the lowest, urban unemployment rates, at 4.9 percent.

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4. Washington, D.C.: Lots more women here then men. And one of the lowest, urban unemployment rates, at 4.9 percent.

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3. Baltimore.

Top cities for single men

3. Baltimore.

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2. Boston: A great walking city, and NerdWallet's cheap date is super-cheap at $31.

Top cities for single men

2. Boston: A great walking city, and NerdWallet's cheap date is super-cheap at $31.

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1. New York City: A mecca for single guys. This city has the highest ratio of unmarried women to unmarried men (125:100), the highest ratio of bars and restaurants per residents (20:1000), and the highest walking score of NerdWallet's ranked cities.